Three P's in a pod

Especially the invention of artificial Pitocin birth providers have increasingly seen labor progress as a result of an opening cervix. After all, if we have a hammer, every thing looks like a nail. If we have a long labor, everything seems to be about the cervix not opening fast enough.

The focus of labor progress has been on the combination of three birth factors. The 1.) power of contractions

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The 5 Steps to Birth Happiness

We all get emails promising the 5 steps to financial wellbeing or life's little happiness habits.
Let's try finding 5 steps to birth happiness and see how we do.

The house is quiet; the rhythm of your baby's sucking lulls you into a reflective mood.  (Finally, after 8 weeks you can feed your first baby without focusing on every detail of the feeding.)  With your baby in your arms, your thoughts

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My friend Willma's third homebirth

Thanks for sharing, Willma!
I loved being a moment of celebration early in your journey. Your baby
is strong and as gorgeous as your other children! The following pictures are of our Belly Painting in England last June (2014).  I wish you great love and every prosperity in family, joy, and service!

Gail adding Willma's eyes adoring her developing babe.
Who is this little one?
Ken Johnson

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The Fantastic Four

There are four mutually supportive "Body Balance" techniques that a pregnant woman and her trusted support person or provider can do to prepare for a gentler birth. In the new Spinning Babies' Parent Class each technique is thoroughly demonstrated with a pregnant woman and her support person.

Here is the Fantastic Four:



Very gentle but rapid jiggling of the abdominal and pelvic muscles helps

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